Ductile Moment-Resisting Timber Connections: A Review

In the last two decades, high-rise timber buildings have been built using glulam truss system, even with limited openings. Moment-resisting frames (MRTF) semi-rigid beam-to-column connections can be an architecture-friendly way to provide a load-carrying system vertical and horizontal loads for buildings. these structures, of adequate ductility are crucial ensure robustness energy dissipation. This paper presents review main types beam–column moment improved proposes carry out assessment based on most relevant factors. Joints significant influence global performance MRTF, application ductile mechanical parameters frame. The reinforced bolted slotted-in steel plate glued-in rods similar performance, high rotation capacity good ultimate moment, but exhibited different failure modes under cyclic loading. were classified within classes. general, presented better results because profiles in connection yielding. Despite excellent behavior, medium values.